Today 8th graders got a first hand glimpse at the importance of math practice.
Math practice allows students for mistakes to be made BEFORE the quiz.
Mistakes are necessary for learning.
But when math practice is not completed,
Mistakes can't be made,
And learning is at a standstill.
Today we reflected on our first quiz we took on Friday.
It was eye-opening to see the impact that practice actually makes on a quiz grade.
The average score for students completing all their practice before the quiz was a 74.5%
The average score for students NOT completing all their practice before the quiz was almost 20 points lower...55%!
74.5%...basically a C grade.
Compared to 55%...an F.
Practice is needed.
Practice does make a difference!
Practice helps us all learn math!!
Every moment is an experience...an experience of observing, participating, learning, understanding, applying. This is true in math class as well. Join our math experience and be a part of the moments that shape our math learning.
Monday, September 25, 2017
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
That's Not Your Ordinary Golf Hole!
Enjoy our showcase of creativity with some of the golf hole models created in math class last week.
Friday, September 1, 2017
A Positive Angle to Frustrations
Math can be challenging.
No doubt.
But that doesn't mean it's not doable.
On Thursday, students walked into 8th grade math to find their frustrations from the day before listed on the board.
The lesson that followed, addressed each frustration, allowing students to move their thinking so they could continue to work towards a successful hole-in-one.
No doubt.
But that doesn't mean it's not doable.
On Thursday, students walked into 8th grade math to find their frustrations from the day before listed on the board.
The lesson that followed, addressed each frustration, allowing students to move their thinking so they could continue to work towards a successful hole-in-one.
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| Powertools were needed to create the framework for the golf hole simulation. |
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| Ms. Weimer and Mrs. McCabe practicing the night before to see how the lesson would play out. |
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| Using a golf ball dipped in neon paint, students "putted" the ball against the framework to see the angles of incidence and reflection created right before their eyes. |
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| Real life angles in action! Where was the angle of incidence? The angle of reflection? How do I use a protractor in real life when the angles aren't just given to me on an assignment? Were the angles of incidence and reflection equal in real life? Or were other variables involved? |
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| Back to work! |
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| Working hard. |
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| Total concentration |
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| This is what perseverance looks like! Mistakes are NECESSARY in moving our thinking!! |
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| Extension: Can a hole-in-one be found by bouncing it off more than one wall? |
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